Vinyl pressings
by Otis Redding · 1967
King & Queen was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST-STX-66973-A LW (MR) AT △10255 WRunout A etch; (MR) stamp
ST-STX-66974-AA LW (MR) AT △10255-X WRunout B etch; (MR) stamp
ST-STX-66973-MOSide A label
ST-STX-66974-MOSide B label
ST-STX-66973-A LW AT WEtched in Side A runout
ST-STX-66974-A LW AT SD-33-223-B WEtched in Side B runout [SD-33-223-B is scratched through]
ST-STX-66973Side A label
ST-STX-66974Side B label
STX-12507-BRunout side A
STX-12508-ARunout side B
STX-12507-B AT WSide A runout
STX-12508-A AT WSide B runout
STX-12507Side A label
STX-12508Side B label
STX-12507-1A CLSide A runout
STX-12508-1A CLSide B runout
STX-12507Side A label
STX-12508Side B label
ST STX-66973-1A CL DIISide A runout, variant 1
ST STX-66974-1A CL IIIIIIIIVSide B runout, variant 1
ST STX-66973-1A CL — A3Side A runout, variant 2
ST S TX-66974-1A CL — A IIIIIIIIIISide B runout, variant 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Unknown | Atlantic NATN 8001 / Music For Leisure NATN 8001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Argentina | Atlantic 716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Stax STAX 716 / Stax STAX 716 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Stax SD 716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Canada | Stax SD 716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | Stax STAX-69003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | ATCO Records ATCO 3025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | France | Stax STAX 69.003 P / Stax 69 003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Stax STAX S716 / Stax STAX 716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Israel | Atlantic SD 42029First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Stax S 716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Atlantic SAL-933051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Bell Song Record SWL-1114LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Stax S716 / Stax S 716First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 716First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Atlantic P-6107ALP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5069 / Stax LP 5069LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5069 / Stax LP 5069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Stax S716 / Stax 081227940539LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | Europe | Stax 081227940539 / Stax STAX 716LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7716LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Atlantic SD 7716LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic ATL LP 08017 / Stax STAX 716LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax 716 / AtlanticLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
42 vinyl pressings of King & Queen are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Stax STAX S716, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STAX S716, S716, 716, STAX 716) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-STX-66973-A LW (MR) AT △10255 W and ST-STX-66974-AA LW (MR) AT △10255-X W. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
